Gas stove



i at cooking and a i valves4 havingrotatable valving- `posed on axes parall Patented Jan". 29, 193s oFFlcl:

301111.11; chamber., Shelbyville, ma.

Application August 10,1931, serial Nn. l s claims. (ol. 12s-39) as to increase the convenience of operation and the appearanceof the range.

of the gas-valve controlling members..

'I'he accompanying drawings illustrate invention: Fig. 1 is `a fr 1s a fragmental end eleva- 'he range illustrated in the drawings has a 11, a. front wall 12,

valve 22, these el. to each other and to the front-wall 12 of the range. The'vhlve members of the valves are provided with densi retained by a agmental front elevation 1t tothe of the rear ydotted lines control member is communicated through the aselements diswhich .project inwardly from the valves end `are supported attheir inner ends in a suitable crossmember 24. 'Ihe valve-controlling members 26 are pivo mounted on a. common axis at the front of the As sclear from the drawin Each of the control handles 26 has secured to at an eccentric point a rearwrdlyextending rod 35, the rods 35 being respectively connected extensions 23 of th the valve 22: To this end, each of such extensions 23'carrles rigid with it in Fig.,3 movement of the sociated rod 35, arm 36, and extension 23 to/the e valving members ofwhich controls For the purpose of facilitating removal of any of the valves 22 the extension 23, while rotatable with the valving elements, are arranged to be readily To this end each valving element and its associated extension are provided with interengageable means ing their joint rotation, such means engageable by axial movement of the extension. Springs 3'l,'acting between thecross-member 24 and abutments 38 on serve normally to hold the extensions in engagement with the valving elements; but any extension can readily be disengaged from its associated-valving element when the valve is to be removed.

As previously indicated, the burner 17H-is located at the bottom of an insulated cooking compartment 18. This compartment has an opening for the reception of the burner 17 and in its rear wall a Ventilating opening 40. removable cover 41 is provided for the openy top of the compartment 18. The opening has associated with it a damper or valve 42 which is preferably jointly operable with the valve 22 that controls the To this end, the burner pivoted on a horizontal axis below the opening 40 and provided with an arm 43 which extends generally downward below the axis of such pivconnected tension.23 o the valve member the supply of gas to the burner i7. With the arrangement just described, the damper 42 will be closed whenever theburner 1'7 isnot in use. When the burner 1'1 isin use, the valve 22 associated with it will be open as the result of upward' movement o the correspending control member 36. The interconnection of the arm 43 with the rotatable member of the valve which supply ol fuel to ,the burner 1'7 insures 42 will also be open in order tion from` the burner l'l may escape. burner 1'7 is turned off by downward movement of the handle 26, the damper 42 will be closed to prevent the circulation of air through and the consequent loss of heat from the compartment 18.

I claim as my inventionz 1. In a gas range having a plurality oi burners, pipes for supplying gas to said burners, a valve in each of said pipes, each of saidvalves having a lrotatable valving element and said valves being disposed with the axes of said valving elements parallel, and a control member for each oi said valving members, said control members being pivotally mounted in juxtaposition on a common axis.

2. In a gas'range having a plurality of burners, pipes for supplying gas to said burners, ay v ve in each of said pipes, each of said valves having a rotatable valving element and said valves being with the axes of said valving elements 42 may be means for sup control member foreach of said elements having ani members and said arms being correspondingly axially spaced, and a link operatively connecting each oi said control members with the operating arm or the associated valve,lsai d1inks justable in effective length.

3. In a gas range having pipes in each of said valves having said valves being of said valving elements parallel, a control member for each of said valving members, said control members being pivotally mounted on an axis parallel to the axes oi said valving elements, each of saidvalving elements having an operating arm, said control members and said arms ly axially spaced, and a link operatively. connecting each of said control members with the operating arm of the associated valve.

forthiin claim l with the addition o a horizontally at one end o the range, said pipes extending vertically from said manifold and said control members being mounted at the front of the range.

5. The invention set forth in claim 3 with the addition oi a manifold disposed horizontally at one end of the range, said pipes extending vertically fromsaid manifold and said control memthe front of the range. having a plurality of burners,

disposed with the axes i 6. In a'gas range means including a a control member for :each of said valves, said control members being pivotally mounted in juxtaposition on a co mon axis at the iront of the range.

'1. In a gas range having a plurality of burners, means for supplying gas to said burners, sa

' for each burner, and a of said valves, said control members being pivotally mounted in juxtaposition on a common axis.

8. In a gas range having a cooking top, an insulated compartment beneath said cooking top,

a burner for said compartment, a valve for sid f op burner, said compartment having an open and a Ventilating opening, a closure for said open top, a damper for said opening, said valve having a rotatable valving element, a control member, said control memberand said damper being pivotally'mounted on axes parallel to that of said valving element, a link operatively interconnectsaid control member and valving element, and a second link operatively connecting sa valving element anddamper.

JOHN E. CHAMBERS.

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